The car was painted with a custom mix of BASF's Glasurit 55 Line basecoat using the formula from its original color and finished with Glasurit 929-255 clearcoat.

AkzoNobel has been a recommended supplier of vehicle refinish products and services to BYD in China since 2017. The new deal means that agreement will continue, while extending the partnership to serve BYD’s body shops and approved repairer networks worldwide. 

AkzoNobel has developed a repair calculator for the vehicle refinish industry that will help measure, manage, and reduce carbon emissions. 

Auto and Marine Finishes (AMF) won the BASF ColorSource Automotive Refinish 2021 Distributor of the Year award at BASF’s annual ColorSource conference held in April 2022 in Tampa, Florida.

The FLP Group has opened a new training center that will showcase its state-of-the-art facilities and highlight the benefits to customers within the automotive refinishing industry. 

PPG announced that it has completed the 1,000^th installation of its award-winning PPG MOONWALK™ automated refinish paint mixing system. 

BASF’s Coatings division has signed a new multi-year Global Industry Partnership with WorldSkills International to help develop new talent in the automotive refinish industry.

BASF has opened a new laboratory building for the development of automotive refinish coatings and innovations beyond paint at its site in Münster, Germany. 

AkzoNobel has opened a new £10 million global research and development center at its Slough site in the UK. 

BASF has recently signed an agreement with StarChase Motorsports Mongolia LLC, the wholly owned subsidiary of Wearnes-StarChase Group in Mongolia.